SG Block Index

Block 225 Simei ST 4

520225 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

55Overall / 100
Summary

Block 225 Simei ST 4 in Tampines scores 54.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.4 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 24.2 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 611 m straight-line from Changkat Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
71
Food
3
Schools
100
Healthcare
47
Daily needs
51
Green space
79
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
23

Who it suits

Overall
55
Young Families
64
Seniors
45
Renters
51
Investors
46

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.5min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
60.8min
EWLCCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
62.4min
EWLS$2.45 · direct
Changi Airport
18.4min
20AEWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

36 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 10 min (640 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 25 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (612 m) to Simei
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    SimeiRaffles Place · 11 stops · 25 min
  3. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 225

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedXilin MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1706 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)24.2 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub34.7 min
  • Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)40.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam17.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd19 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Northeast Medical Group9.6 min
  • Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd10.4 min
  • K2 Medical Clinic10.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Harvey Crescent Pg11.2 min
  • Jln Pelatok Pg12.9 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os13.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre21.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C29.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C29.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Changi Simei CC12 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)20 min
  • Tampines East CC20.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library33.3 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Tampines planning area
Age profile
In Tampines, 13.5% of residents are under 15 and 14.8% are 65 or older.
25–298.4%
55–598.3%
60–648.2%
30–347.7%
Household income
40.9% of Tampines households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person11.5%
$20,000+11.5%
$15,000–17,4996.4%
$7,000–7,9995.6%
Dwelling mix
87% of Tampines households live in HDB flats; 12.8% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats37.3%
HDB 5 room and executive flats28.8%
HDB 3 room flats17.1%
Condominiums and other apartments11.4%
Household size
34.5% of Tampines households are one or two people; 3-person households are the most common.
3-person21.7%
2-person21.5%
4-person21%
1-person13%
In education
Of Tampines residents currently in education, 27.2% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.9%
Secondary23.5%
University16%
Polytechnic11.2%
Commute to work
58.9% of working Tampines residents commute by public transport; 27% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus24.3%
Car18.4%
Bus17.5%
MRT LRT only14.6%

Resident data for the Tampines planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Simei

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$653
4 ROOMS$646▲ 13.3%
5 ROOMS$594▲ 11.3%
EXECUTIVES$627▲ 3.2%
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